{"id":49082,"date":"2022-12-01T00:58:23","date_gmt":"2022-12-01T04:58:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/?p=49082"},"modified":"2022-12-06T11:09:17","modified_gmt":"2022-12-06T15:09:17","slug":"jq-magazine-holiday-lanterns-evangelion-finale-8-bit-big-band","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/2022\/12\/01\/jq-magazine-holiday-lanterns-evangelion-finale-8-bit-big-band\/","title":{"rendered":"JQ Magazine: Holiday Lanterns, \u2018Evangelion\u2019 Finale, 8-Bit Big Band"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By <\/em><\/strong>JQ magazine<\/em> <\/strong><\/a>editor <\/em><\/strong>Justin<\/em> Tedaldi<\/em><\/strong><\/a> (CIR <\/em><\/strong>Kobe-shi<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, 2001-02). Justin<\/em><\/strong> has<\/em><\/strong> written<\/em><\/strong> about<\/em><\/strong> Japanese<\/em><\/strong> arts<\/em><\/strong> and<\/em><\/strong> entertainment<\/em><\/strong> for<\/em><\/strong> JETAA<\/em><\/strong> since 2005. For<\/em><\/strong> more<\/em><\/strong> of<\/em><\/strong> his<\/em><\/strong> articles, <\/em><\/strong>click<\/em> here<\/em><\/strong><\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

With Thanksgiving (and the hopes of sensible eating) now just a memory, we turn to colder weather, falling snow, and the new year to come. Fortunately for Japanese culture fans, December is just as busy as the holiday season itself. Whether you\u2019re hosting guests from out of town or looking to squeeze in an event or two in between parties, we\u2019ve got you covered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This month\u2019s highlights include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Courtesy of Winterlanternfestival.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Now through Jan. 8<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

NYC Winter Lantern Festival<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Various locations<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

$12.00-$50.00<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The annual Winter Lantern Festival is back to transform your neighborhood into an immersive world of light Journey to the East with friends and family at SIUH Community Park in Staten Island to explore the wonders of over 1,000 Chinese lanterns; all handmade by artisans. Queens County Farm welcomes visitors an unforgettable radiant oasis with friends and family as we Illuminate the Farm.<\/em> Located at Nassau County Museum of Art in Long Island, Winter Lantern Festival\u2019s Drive Thru Adventure in Roslyn will dazzle your friends and family as you roll through acres of luminance! Finally, night the light this holiday season! The Winter Lantern Festival at Smithtown Historical Society in Suffolk County will feature lanterns and displays ranging from mushrooms and flowers to farm animals to dinosaurs; all handmade by artisans with decades of dedication to their craft. Be ready for photo-ops with friends and family as this will be an unforgettable experience!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“Makura Jido” \u00a9 Yutaka Ishida<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Dec. 1-3, 7:30 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kotei (The Emperor) | Makura Jido (Chrusanthemum Boy)<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Japan Society<\/strong><\/a>, 333 East 47th Street<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

$95, $76 members (performance + soir\u00e9e); $72, $58 members (performance only)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prominent members from the Kita Noh School, including Akiyo Tomoeda, Living National Treasure designated by the Japanese government, perform two works from noh theater\u2019s classical repertoire: Kotei (The Emperor)<\/em> on Dec. 1 and 3, and Makura Jido (Chrysanthemum Boy)<\/em> on Dec. 2\u2014two pieces meant to be a prayer to hasten the end of the pandemic and celebrate health and longevity. Set in the Tang Dynasty in China, Kotei<\/em> tells the story of the deity Shoki, who rescues the ailing Empress Yang Guifei and pledges his allegiance to Emperor Xuanzong. Also set in China, Makura Jido i<\/em>s about a boy who has joyfully lived for 700 years by drinking an immortal elixir from the dew of a chrysanthemum leaf. The boy reveals that the dew has created a pool in the valley, which has become the headspring for medicinal water. Performed in Japanese with English supertitles. A ticketed soir\u00e9e follows the Dec. 1 performance. An artist Q&A follows the Dec. 2 performance.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“Top Stripper” (C) 1982 NIKKATSU<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

 Dec. 2-11, various times<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yoshimitsu Morita Retrospective<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Film at Lincoln Center<\/strong><\/a>, 70 Lincoln Center Plaza #4<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

$10-$65<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Across a 30-plus-year career, Yoshimitsu Morita (1950\u20132011) amassed one of the most fascinatingly idiosyncratic and prolific bodies of work in modern Japanese cinema. From his irreverently comic 1981 Something Like It to his 1983 breakout black comedy, The Family Game<\/em> (presented in an all-new 4K remaster), to forays into melodrama (And Then<\/em>, 1985), the hard-boiled film (Deaths in Tokimeki<\/em>, 1984), the pink film\/roman porno (Top Stripper<\/em>, 1982), horror (The Black House<\/em>, 1999), and romantic drama (Haru<\/em>, 1996), Morita\u2019s work is marked by an incomparable sensitivity to the peaks and valleys of the inner landscape of Japanese society, a penchant for subtle injections of surreality to highlight the absurdity of certain aspects of Japanese life, an omnipresent sense of irony, and a boldly iconoclastic approach to visual composition. Presented in Japanese with English subtitles. Select screenings feature an introduction by producer Kazuko Misawa and composer Michiru Oshima.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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GKIDS<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Dec. 6, 8, 11, various times<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Various locations\/prices<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The highest-grossing Japanese film of 2021 makes its U.S. theatrical debut! From legendary director Hideaki Anno, Evangelion: 3.0+1.01<\/em> is the fourth and final installment of the Rebuild of Evangelion films, bringing an epic conclusion to the story of Shinji and his fellow Eva pilots, with the stunning visuals and thought-provoking storytelling that has made Evangelion a global pop culture phenomenon. Misato and her anti-NERV group Wille arrive at Paris, a city now red from core-ization. Crew from the flagship Wunder land on a containment tower. They only have 720 seconds to restore the city. When a horde of NERV Evas appear, Mari\u2019s improved Eva Unit 8 must intercept. Meanwhile, Shinji, Asuka, and Rei (Provisional Name) wander about Japan. Presented in Japanese with English subtitles.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Courtesy of Charlie Rosen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Friday, Dec. 9, 8:00 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 8-Bit Big Band: 30+ Piece Video Game Jazz Orchestra<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Town Hall<\/strong><\/a>, 123 West 43rd Street<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

$37-$92<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 8-Bit Big Band is a Grammy-winning, genre-bending jazz orchestra formed around the love of video games which the group has lovingly dubbed “The Great Video Game Songbook.” They are a symphonic jazz orchestra of 30 of New York City’s finest musicians re-arranging beloved music from the game soundtracks of the last 30 years into genre-fusing contemporary large ensemble music, drawing from some of the most beloved franchises of all time, such as Mario, Zelda, Sonic the Hedgehog, Metal Gear Solid, Final Fantasy, Tetris, Pok\u00e9mon, and many more. The 8-Bit Big Band is dedicated to bringing large ensemble arranging into the presence of the internet and gaming era, while giving the music from these games the same reverential treatment in arranging, performance, and production that has gone hand in hand with the large symphonic studio jazz orchestras of the past century and beyond.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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06 “Love Letter” \u00a9 FUJI TELEVISION NETWORK \/ All rights reserved<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Dec. 9-10, various times<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Love Letters: Four Films by Shunji Iwai<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Japan Society<\/strong><\/a>, 333 East 47th Street<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

$15 general admission, $12 seniors\/students, $10 members\/persons with disability. Purchase tickets for all films in the same transaction and receive $2 off each ticket.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of the most original talents to emerge from Japan in the \u201990s, director Shunji Iwai tapped into the dreams and lives of Japan\u2019s youth with his lyrical meditations on the hardships of young adulthood, capturing pivotal and unforgettable moments of life. Balancing popular entertainment (Love Letter<\/em><\/a>) with arthouse predilection (April Story<\/em><\/a>), Iwai\u2019s exhilarating takes on the youth film provided a much-needed voice for the younger generation, offering delicate portraits of adolescence, ripe with poetic yearnings of grief, friendship and young love. Iwai\u2019s sumptuous visual style coupled with his affecting and underground appeal opened a world of new possibilities in the \u201990s cinescape\u2014marking him as one of the most accomplished and unique filmmakers of his generation. Featuring the U.S. premiere of newly remastered <\/em>Fireworks, Should We See It from the Side or Bottom?<\/a> and a rare 35mm presentation of the unmistakable masterpiece <\/em>All About Lily Chou-Chou<\/a>!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Courtesy of Ffdistantworlds.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

January 7-8, various times<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Distant Worlds: music from FINAL FANTASY ~FINAL FANTASY 35th Anniversary Coral<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Carnegie Hall<\/strong><\/a>, 881 Seventh Avenue<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

$49-$115<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The producers of\u00a0Distant Worlds: music from FINAL FANTASY<\/em>\u00a0present a concert curated by Nobuo Uematsu that celebrates the extensive Final Fantasy<\/em> music catalogue. Conductor and Grammy Award winner\u00a0Arnie Roth\u00a0leads the venerable Distant Worlds Philharmonic Orchestra & Chorus of 100 musicians on stage with exclusive HD video direct from creators at Square Enix, joined by \u201cSuteki da ne?\u201d vocalist RIKKI (Final Fantasy X<\/em>). Yoko Shimomura, composer of Final Fantasy<\/em> XV<\/em>, will be in attendance for these concerts. Can\u2019t make it to NYC? <\/a>Additional 35th anniversary U.S. dates<\/a> include Omaha (1\/21), Nashville (1\/25), St. Louis, (2\/18), Orlando (3\/10-11), and Phoenix (3\/16).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more <\/em>JQ articles, click <\/em><\/strong>here<\/em><\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By JQ magazine editor Justin Tedaldi (CIR Kobe-shi, 2001-02). Justin has written about Japanese arts and entertainment for JETAA since 2005. For more of his articles, click here. With Thanksgiving (and the hopes of sensible eating) now just a memory, we turn to colder weather, falling snow, and the new year to come. Fortunately for Japanese culture fans, December is just as busy as the holiday season itself. Whether you\u2019re hosting guests from out of town or looking […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[4,53,263,291,21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-49082","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-articlejournalism","category-events","category-film","category-jq-magazine","category-music"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pkZ7m-cLE","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49082","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=49082"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49082\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":49089,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49082\/revisions\/49089"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49082"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49082"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=49082"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}